Gun violence
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Margaret Haerens, book editor.
Contributors: Haerens, Margaret.
Series: Opposing viewpoints; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Gun control -- United States; Violent crimes -- United States; Firearms ownership -- Government policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-201) and index.
Table of contents: title: How serious is the problem of gun violence? Gun violence is a serious problem / Robert Spitzer; title: Extent of gun violence is exaggerated / James B. Jacobs; title: Youth gun violence is a serious problem / Josh Sugarmann; title: Problem of youth gun violence is exaggerated / Mike Males; title: Guns contribute to high suicide rates / Chris Mooney; title: Guns do not contribute to high suicide rates / Nicki Fellenzer; title: Terrorists procure guns in America / Mark Benjamin; title: Terrorists do not procure guns in America / Wayne LaPierre, James Jay Baker; title: Does private gun ownership reduce the threat of gun violence? Gun ownership deters violent crime / Robert A. Levy; title: Gun ownership does not deter violent crime / David Hemenway; title: Concealed weapons make society safer / Steve Newton; title: Concealed weapons do not make society safer / Eric W. Alexy; title: Assault weapons increase the threat of gun violence / Carolyn McCarthy; title: Banning assault weapons will not make society safer / John R. Lott, Jr.; title: Does the constitution protect private gun ownership? Second Amendment protects private gun ownership / Cato Institute; title: Second Amendment does not protect private gun ownership / Barry S. Willdorf; title: Gun control is constitutional / Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence; title: Gun control is unconstitutional / Dorothy Anne Seese; title: How can gun violence be reduced? America needs stronger gun control laws / David Hemenway; title: America does not need stronger gun control laws / Steve Pudlo; title: Laws regulating gun show sales should be tightened / Consumer Federation of America; title: Laws regulating gun show sales should not be tightened / H. Sterling Burnett; title: Using guns preemptively in self-defense helps defeat criminals / A. Barton Hinkle; title: Using guns preemptively in self-defense increases gun violence / Michelle Cottle; title: Mandating the safe storage of guns leaves homeowners vulnerable to criminals / Dave Kopel, Paul Gallant, Joanne Eisen; title: Storing guns safely reduces accidental gun violence / Thomas B. Cole, Reneé M. Johnson.